A Visit From Toby and Sara, A New Home, And A Chat With ‘Arry
Had a busy couple of days this last week, firstly my old friends Toby and Sara ventured down to Broughton for the weekend to help me and Diane get pissed, and we all did so in epic style, starting with a country walk followed by a few beers in the Tally, then a meal at the lovely Greyhound in Stockbridge, then a few more beers at The Tally, then oblivion. We all felt fantastic on Sunday morning. The Greyhound in Stockbridge Yesterday I finally ...
Nick Griffin-Just A Bit Of A Tit Really
I was really expecting fireworks durin the appearance of Nick Griffin on Question Time last night but it was all a load of nonsense really. I was expecting a well educated man who had become addicted and corrupted to some far right ideals, a sort of boffin gone mad. I was concerned that with clever rhetoric, and well spun anti Islamic policies he may be able to convince deluded middle right wing individuals his party was able to take the nation ...
Broughton Jumble Sale
They say variety is the spice of life, and you must try something once, so this weekend the boys and I headed over to Diane's for the annual Brougton jumble sale at the village hall, and what an eye opener it was. It is truly amazing what people buy and the way they will go about it.When we arrived there were already 20-30 people outside the hall peering through the windows to see what was on offer, one women even tried to get through the back ...
It’s A Buyers Market!!!
Well folks, what a great couple of days I have had, my house has finally exchanged, and being as things have been a bit tight I thought I might try to do a few deals to save money. I have never really tried this before because.1/ I used to be reasonably affluent2/I am a lazy bastard3/ I would rather play golf than spend a whole day ringing around attempting to save 20p a month electricity off my gas bill, or 15p gas off my electricity bill. All ...
Hotel Du Vin-Poole
Diane and I treated ourselves to the Hotel Du Vin in Poole yesterday, and what a lovely hotel it was. The food was exquisite, and the hotel of a very high standard. Hotel Du Vin, has always been an extravagance really, it is not cheap, but like everyone at the moment, they are suffering hard times, and the deals they have are excellent. We had bed, a la carte three course dinner, and breakfast, for £125.00 courtesy some free vouchers Di had ...